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Quality Control Arrangement on Seeds 
Title |
Quality
Control Arrangement on Seeds |
Types |
Central
Sector |
| Objectives
|
Setting up
of the National Seed Training Centre (NSTC) with modern Seed Testing
Laboratory and strengthening of Seed Quality Control Organisation.
|
| Salient
features |
1.
To establish the NSTC to impart training to the officials working in
various discipline of seed industry. The proposed Seed Testing
Laboratory would also act as Central Seed Testing Laboratory (CSTL)
as required under Seeds Act,1996. 2.
Strengthening of 25 Seed Development Organisations including State
Seed Testing Laboratories (SSTLs) and State Seed Certification
Agencies (SSCAs) 3. To provide secretariat
support to Central Seed Committee (CSC) and Central Seed
Certification Board (CSCB), statutory bodies established under Seeds
Act 1966. 4. To provide financial assistance
to CSTL. 5. To provide financial assistance
to NSC/State Seeds Corporation for conducting training. 6.
To provide financial assistance to strengthen the Seed Division of
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture.
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| Pattern of
Assistance |
100 per cent
by Central Government. |
| Eligibility
|
State Seed
Testing Centre (SSTCs) and State Seed Certification Agencies (SSCAs)
having inadequate infrastructure facilities and quantum of seeds
tested and certified. |
| Procedures
to apply |
The State
Seed Testing Centre (SSTCs) and State Seed Certification Agencies
(SSCAs) are required to submit their proposals through respective
State Governments alongwith detailed justification to DAC. |
| Person to be
contacted |
The Joint
Secretary
Seeds Division ,
Department Agriculture and Cooperation Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
|
| Date of
Start/duration |
01.04.1997
to 31.03.2002 |
| Implementation
Status |
Assistant of
Rs.15 lakhs each has been provided for strengthening SSTLs one each
in the state of J&K, Gujarat, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, U.P., Punjab,Tripuira, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
and Pondicherry. Assistence of Rs. 10 lakhs has been provided to
CSTL at IARI , Pusa , New Delhi. Assistance @ Rs. 50,000/- each
amounting to Rs. 16 lakhs has been granted to various state seeds
corporations/ State Seed Certification Agencies for imparting
training in seed certification, seed testing seed law enforcement
and integrated seed development programme. An amount of Rs. 4 lakh
has been earmarked for the year 2001-2002 for the purpose. The work
relating to construction of NSTC at Varanasi is under progress and
likely to be completed by the end of year 2001. |
| Additional
information |
NIL |
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